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May 2025
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Integration, Neuroplasticity, and the Ar...

Jennifer Wallace & Elisabeth Kristof
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"Integration" is a word that gets thrown around in the healing world, but what does it really mean?
In this powerful episode of Trauma Rewired, Elisabeth and Jennifer unravel the true meaning of integration, not as a final step, but as the heart of sustained transformation. Without integration, even the most profound somatic release, emotional breakthrough, or psychedelic insight can quickly fade back into old survival patterns. The nervous system, always seeking safety and familiarity, needs time, rhythm, and repetition to embody change.

We explore the neurobiological foundation of integration through the lens of Nneurosomatic Iintelligence. You'll learn about neuroplasticity, minimum effective dose, how somatic preparation sets the stage for transformation, and the dangers of skipping integration in psychedelic or peak somatic experiences.

Jennifer shares her deeply personal journey through years of NSI, medicine work, and vision quest, offering lived insight into how patterns like unworthiness get rewired over time. Together, we invite you to rethink healing as an ongoing relationship with your nervous system, your intuition, and your body.

Whether you've had a mystical experience, a big emotional release, or a subtle insight in therapy, integration is how you make that change last. If you're navigating your own healing journey, or supporting others in theirs, this episode is essential listening.

Topics discussed in this episode:

  • Why integration is the process, not the end

  • The brain's need for pattern repetition and safety

  • What neuroplasticity is and how NSI uses it for lasting change

  • Somatic preparation before peak experiences like psychedelics

  • The three measurable types of psychedelic breakthroughs

  • Emotional, psychological, mystical, and somatic insights

  • Signs your nervous system isn't ready to receive a breakthrough

  • The dangers of bypassing integration

  • Practical examples of integrating new beliefs like worthiness

  • How NSI supports embodied transformation

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